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. >> president obama is lobbying hard for every vote. they also canceled a trip to california next monday to deal with the level of skepticism mounting here on capitol hill. a lot of members are undecided. >> doing know how the undecideds might vote. we have the debates on the senate floor and the house for some time next week. harold wilson once said a week is a long time in politics. >> syrians are looking for ways to oppose such actions as well. in a campaign called "over our dead bodies." organizers hope it will send a message to the west and spare damascus for more blood -- from more bloodshed. >> many things change in the city as immigrants returned to their home. syrians have come up with ways to avoid american intervention, one of these attempts is the over our dead bodies campaign. vital civilian establishments, to protect them. >> we are here to send them a message from the countries, to say that we refuse any attack on our country and willing to offer our lives in defense of it. we hope that nothing will happen. >> participant
. >> president obama is lobbying hard for every vote. they also canceled a trip to california next monday to deal with the level of skepticism mounting here on capitol hill. a lot of members are undecided. >> doing know how the undecideds might vote. we have the debates on the senate floor and the house for some time next week. harold wilson once said a week is a long time in politics. >> syrians are looking for ways to oppose such actions as well. in a campaign called...
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a deal that would have syria give up its chemical weapons stockpile. one group not happy, the rebels. nbc is in beirut. the rebels are blasting at this proposal. they were anxious to see something done to bashar al assad's regime. >> that's correct. in an op-ed in the "washington post," both the leaders of the free syrian army and the syrian national council made the argument why the united states congress needs to authorize president obama to use military strikes. they say president assad only knows green lights and red lights. for the past 2 1/2 years, the commus international community's indifference has allowed him to kill his own people. some syria opposition members we've been speaking to here in the region, they say the regime cannot be trusted. along with russia, they're simply trying to manipulate global public opinion. they keep saying the syrian regime has signed many previous agreements. there was that kofi annan plan th that called for the regime to withdraw from certain areas. they didn't live up to that either. so no belief the syrian go
a deal that would have syria give up its chemical weapons stockpile. one group not happy, the rebels. nbc is in beirut. the rebels are blasting at this proposal. they were anxious to see something done to bashar al assad's regime. >> that's correct. in an op-ed in the "washington post," both the leaders of the free syrian army and the syrian national council made the argument why the united states congress needs to authorize president obama to use military strikes. they say...
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isn't it a good thing that obama got him in the game? >> it's great to be in the game, the problem is, is he giving us an answer? and i don't think we're getting a real answer. what we're getting is a delay. and i've got to say, if the president of the united states comes within two weeks or three weeks and says, that really didn't work. but now things aren't going well, so please give me this authorization, tell me, what's going to happen? >> it's not going to happen. >> bin go. >> but it's been true now for two weeks that it's not going to happen. the current talent at "the washington post" website is 25 members of the house in favor of this, 1263 against. the numbers did change after the president spoke. 11 members declared they were against it, and one member shifted from for to against. that's the change in numbers since the president spoke. the problem, fundamentally, is that there is no better option than the so-called putin option, which is really in some sense the carry option, right now. there's no better way to do this. what h
isn't it a good thing that obama got him in the game? >> it's great to be in the game, the problem is, is he giving us an answer? and i don't think we're getting a real answer. what we're getting is a delay. and i've got to say, if the president of the united states comes within two weeks or three weeks and says, that really didn't work. but now things aren't going well, so please give me this authorization, tell me, what's going to happen? >> it's not going to happen. >> bin...
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all the angles and implications of what president obama said tonight. next i want to drill down deeper into the practical caliities of implementing this deal. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's endless shrimp. it's as much as you like, any way you like. try classic garlic shrimp scampi and more. only $15.99, offer ends soon. so come in and sea food differently. now, try seven lunch choices for $7.99. sandwiches, salads and more. ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the turbines of today... will power us all... into the future. ♪ >>> we're back with the panel talking about the president's decision to explore russia's diplomatic lifeline out of the standoff with syria. can we trust the russians not to mention the syrians and make the whole thing work. joining me ann marie slaughter. who do you think of what you heard tonight? did he make the case? >> i thought he made a
all the angles and implications of what president obama said tonight. next i want to drill down deeper into the practical caliities of implementing this deal. [ male announcer ] don't miss red lobster's endless shrimp. it's as much as you like, any way you like. try classic garlic shrimp scampi and more. only $15.99, offer ends soon. so come in and sea food differently. now, try seven lunch choices for $7.99. sandwiches, salads and more. ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's...
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obama doesn't really want to deal with this. congress doesn't want to deal with this. everybody is passing the buck to the russians. one of the goals of the putin regime is to appear relevant. what do they have now aside from appearing relevant? >> the question then becomes, does it add to vladimir putin's appearance of relevance? does it make him seem larger if he can work out a viable solution? are the incentives for him success in the process, or are they tortes failure? that will be in large part of what comes out of this diplomatic process. >> it depends on how you define success and failure. if you define it from putin's point of view, avoiding a u.s. military strike and ensuring that assad stays in power. it seems he is on his way to achieving his goal. i do not think that putin is very interested in achieving a diplomatic solution to the conflict at large. that is something the u.s. and russia have been talking about for almost two years after they have been trying to get a conference together since may when kerry-mack first announced it will meeting with the r
obama doesn't really want to deal with this. congress doesn't want to deal with this. everybody is passing the buck to the russians. one of the goals of the putin regime is to appear relevant. what do they have now aside from appearing relevant? >> the question then becomes, does it add to vladimir putin's appearance of relevance? does it make him seem larger if he can work out a viable solution? are the incentives for him success in the process, or are they tortes failure? that will be...
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but that may be a queion that gets put to obama in the next year or two. >> rose: it's probably going to be with him through the rest of his term, isn't it? >> unless we get a diplomatic deal which i think is pretty unlikely. >> rose: there is no diplomacy working is it? >> i think it's because the supreme leader doesn't want a deal. we've put a lot of different ideas on the table and he, frankly, hasn't engaged with us in a serious way. whether that changes after the presidential elections as the big -- is the big guessing game in washington, i think it's unlikely but we won't find out until september. >> rose: go ahead. >> well, it's probably an argument thasenator mccain will make much better than i would but one of the arguments that you hear for going after the assad regime is that this is the best and easiest way to hurt the iranians. yeah, yeah. now, just imagine if those -- we were talking about man pads, the shoulder-fired missiles. just imagine what's going to happen when those iranian transport planes start getting shot down over the damascus airport. it's going to be crazy
but that may be a queion that gets put to obama in the next year or two. >> rose: it's probably going to be with him through the rest of his term, isn't it? >> unless we get a diplomatic deal which i think is pretty unlikely. >> rose: there is no diplomacy working is it? >> i think it's because the supreme leader doesn't want a deal. we've put a lot of different ideas on the table and he, frankly, hasn't engaged with us in a serious way. whether that changes after the...
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all the angles and implications of what president obama said tonight. next i want to drill down deeper into the practicalities of implementing this deal. christiane amanpour,'s, fareed zakaria, action anderson cooper. andrew sullivan. man: sometimes it's like we're still in college. but with a mortgage. and the furniture's a lot nicer. and suddenly, the most important person in my life is someone i haven't even met yet. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned...
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. >> tonight on "night line," the war or words is on from president obama -- >> we are confident that we could prepare for and deal with any potential ramifications. >> to syrian president assad both throwing everything they have into a media blitz. reaching a boiling point. tonight diane sawyer asks the president -- >> is this it? >> in the mississippi delta, they grow to over 700 pounds. for ten days a year, the gator hunters get to take population control into their own hands. we join them in their death te fieing mission. >> 53 hours in the water. how did she do it? or did she? diana's non-stop swim from cuba to florida now being questioned. >> from new york city, this is "night line" with dan abram. >> good evening and thanks for joining us. tonight the verbal war between president obama and syria's president reached a fever pitch. assad in his first interview with an american journalist since the incident denied he was responsible and suggested there would be repu purepercussions i americans take action. >> in washington, a president in the political fight of his life. >> we wil
. >> tonight on "night line," the war or words is on from president obama -- >> we are confident that we could prepare for and deal with any potential ramifications. >> to syrian president assad both throwing everything they have into a media blitz. reaching a boiling point. tonight diane sawyer asks the president -- >> is this it? >> in the mississippi delta, they grow to over 700 pounds. for ten days a year, the gator hunters get to take population...
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the task at hand to deal with these incredibly difficult and complex issues. i truly believe that president obama should not only come to congress -- i know it was hope, hope isn't the strategy. he's been hoping the assad regime falls without doing anything. that assembly and coalition of the willing, not takes the leadership position in this issue. now here we are two years later, 100,000 syrians have been slaughtered. 1.4 million refugees have fled into jordan in lebanon, in turkey. at this point in time, president obama, the commander in chief, he's in charge of foreign policy, he must leave, explain to the american public. i believe he must come to congress and get permission to act. it's not like this is imminent we have to do it tomorrow anyway. he should make the case to the american public of why syria is a serious national security threat. and with all the chemical weapons that the assad regime holds, it is a serious national security threat, the president must make that case. >> this has been going on for 30 months, 100 people now have been killed, a
the task at hand to deal with these incredibly difficult and complex issues. i truly believe that president obama should not only come to congress -- i know it was hope, hope isn't the strategy. he's been hoping the assad regime falls without doing anything. that assembly and coalition of the willing, not takes the leadership position in this issue. now here we are two years later, 100,000 syrians have been slaughtered. 1.4 million refugees have fled into jordan in lebanon, in turkey. at this...
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all the angles and implications of what president obama said tonight. next i want to drill down deeper into the practicalities of some are calling the practical -- the impossibility of implementing a deal with the assad regime and dismantling the chemical arsenal in a timely manner. and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard-earned money. unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little misplaced information to wreak havoc on your life. this is identity theft. and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. lifelock offers the most comprehensive identity theft protection available. if mary had lifelock's bank account alerts, she may have been notified before it was too late. lifelock's credit notification service is on the job 24/7. as soon as they detect a threat to your identity within their network, they will alert you, protecting you before the damage is done. lifelock has the most comprehensive identity theft protection available, guarding your so
all the angles and implications of what president obama said tonight. next i want to drill down deeper into the practicalities of some are calling the practical -- the impossibility of implementing a deal with the assad regime and dismantling the chemical arsenal in a timely manner. and so does bill, an identity thief who stole mary's identity, took over her bank accounts, and stole her hard-earned money. unfortunately, millions of americans just like you learn all it may take is a little...
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government, already dealing with baby boomers hitting retirement, and a stretched social security and medicare system, something president obama pledged to address early in his first term. >> remember, you have a fiscal responsibility summit in february of 2009 on that point. instead of doing that, he enacted a health care law that exacerbated the problem. asked the population to pay for the new entitlements, indirectly to premiums. >> reporter: it sounds unsolvable. many experts say the u.s. economy just needs to be unleashed. businesses confident enough to invest. once that happens, they say things can turn around quickly. >> when you're not growing enough jobs, there's not enough income generator, they have to borrow, draw down their other kinds of spending, so that puts a punch on them, that's where the extra debt comes from. the key, and you can be hopeful about this, if we get a stronger economy with more jobs, we can get around this problem. >> reporter: in washington, bret baier, fox news. >>> will america go it alone against syria? should it go alone? we'll ask the fox all st
government, already dealing with baby boomers hitting retirement, and a stretched social security and medicare system, something president obama pledged to address early in his first term. >> remember, you have a fiscal responsibility summit in february of 2009 on that point. instead of doing that, he enacted a health care law that exacerbated the problem. asked the population to pay for the new entitlements, indirectly to premiums. >> reporter: it sounds unsolvable. many experts...
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his media campaign on syria after reaching a deal with russia. days after making his case to six openly skeptical anchors. >>> and members of congress are saying we'll concept wal because we don't think the administration has a strategy for day two, day three, day four. >> i have to say that's not the case. >> you talk about limited, targeted military action but the fact is you don't know what happens after you order a strike. >> actually we know what the capabilities are. >> and the press turns thumbs down on his east room speech. did the tv blitz fail? while bashar assad was delivering his
his media campaign on syria after reaching a deal with russia. days after making his case to six openly skeptical anchors. >>> and members of congress are saying we'll concept wal because we don't think the administration has a strategy for day two, day three, day four. >> i have to say that's not the case. >> you talk about limited, targeted military action but the fact is you don't know what happens after you order a strike. >> actually we know what the capabilities...
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does vladimir putin stepping in to broker a deal make president obama look strong or weak? vet on gretawire.com now. >>> and michele bachmann back. from egypt. she says a strike on syria will make things worse. a live report from the middle east coming up. plus, oh, brother, miley cyrus at it again. you will see more of this bizarre video . first tell us what you think using #greta. stay tuned. ♪ you make me, make me, make me go crazy ♪ ♪ you make me, make me, make me go crazy. ♪ still doesn't feel real. our time together was... so short. well, since you had progressive's total loss coverage, we were able to replace your totaled bike with a brand-new one. the tank, the exhaust... well, she looks just like roxy! you know, i'll bet she's in a better place now. i'm sure she is. [ ethereal music plays ] [ motorcycle revving ] getting you back on a brand-new bike. now, that's progressive. >>> representative >>> representative michele bachmann is back from the middle east. she joins us, nice to see you. >> thank you, good to see you. >> syria, of course, is one of the mai
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. >> pelley: during the last week, president obama's plan for dealing with the syrian nerve gas attack has changed radically. the u.s. path toward air strikes has merged into a road of international cooperation to end the crisis. under russian pressure, president bashar al-assad has offered to surrender his chemical arsenal to international authorities, and the united states, while skeptical, will allow diplomacy an opportunity. as the crisis has developed, cbs news has been able to talk with both leaders. we spoke with president obama at the white house. but we'll begin with charlie rose's conversation with president assad last sunday in damascus. the syrian leader ranged from coy to combative. he denied ordering the gas attack and he would not confirm or deny even the existence of chemical weapons in syria, but he did seem open to a diplomatic solution. >> rose: would you give up chemical weapons if it would prevent the president from authorizing a strike? if that is a deal you would accept? >> bashar al-assad: again, you always imply that we have chemical weapons. >> rose: i have to
. >> pelley: during the last week, president obama's plan for dealing with the syrian nerve gas attack has changed radically. the u.s. path toward air strikes has merged into a road of international cooperation to end the crisis. under russian pressure, president bashar al-assad has offered to surrender his chemical arsenal to international authorities, and the united states, while skeptical, will allow diplomacy an opportunity. as the crisis has developed, cbs news has been able to talk...
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with syria, you have vladimir putin in the op-ed slamming president obama, suggesting that assad was not behind the chemical weapons attack on august 21st, it was the syrian opposition behind it, even though there's no evidence of that. he goss on to attack the president's address to the nation this week. putin writing, quote, i carefully studied his address to the nation and would rather disagree with the case he made on american exceptionalism, stating the united states policy is what makes america different. it's what makes us exceptional. it's extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves are exceptional, whatever the motivation. the president had a cabinet meeting today and was asked about all of this. he ignored the shouted questions about the putin op-ed in "the new york times." but tried to stress the positive he hopes kill from from secretary of state's talks in geneva. >> i'm hopeful that the discussions that secretary kerry has with foreign minister lavrov, as well as some of the other players in this, can yield a concrete result. and i know that he is going to
with syria, you have vladimir putin in the op-ed slamming president obama, suggesting that assad was not behind the chemical weapons attack on august 21st, it was the syrian opposition behind it, even though there's no evidence of that. he goss on to attack the president's address to the nation this week. putin writing, quote, i carefully studied his address to the nation and would rather disagree with the case he made on american exceptionalism, stating the united states policy is what makes...
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does vladimir putin stepping in to broker a deal make president obama look strong or weak? vet on gretawire.com now. >>> and michele bachmann back. newspapers are reporting on a debate in washington. a live report from the middle east coming up. plus, oh, brother, miley cyrus at it again. you will see more of this bizarre video . first tell us what you think using # greta. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] ultra rugged phones from sprint. buy one, get four free, and $150 credit when you swih your business line to sprint. the pioneers in push-to-talk. trouble hearing on the phone? visit sprintcaptel.com how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed much is the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ folks have suffered from frequent heartburn. but getting heartburn and the
does vladimir putin stepping in to broker a deal make president obama look strong or weak? vet on gretawire.com now. >>> and michele bachmann back. newspapers are reporting on a debate in washington. a live report from the middle east coming up. plus, oh, brother, miley cyrus at it again. you will see more of this bizarre video . first tell us what you think using # greta. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] ultra rugged phones from sprint. buy one, get four free, and $150...
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president obama and i both championed a free trade deal between the european union and the united states. there is a real chance to get the process marched in time for the g8. the next five weeks are crucial. to realize the huge benefits this a deal could bring will take ambition and political will. it is worth the effort. it could be worth up to 10 billion pounds per year. we discussed the g8 summit in some details. when we meet on the shores five weeks from today, i hope we have ambitious action for economic growth. we need to make sure everyone shares in the benefits of this not just. in the developing world to. -- in the developing world, too. we need to make sure that all companies pay their taxes properly and enable citizens to hold their governments. today, we have agreed to tackle the scourge of tax evasion. we need a new mechanism to track where multinationals make their money and where they pay their taxes so we can stop those who are manipulating the system unfairly. finally, we discussed the brutal conflict in syria. 18,000 dead. 5 million people forced from their homes. syri
president obama and i both championed a free trade deal between the european union and the united states. there is a real chance to get the process marched in time for the g8. the next five weeks are crucial. to realize the huge benefits this a deal could bring will take ambition and political will. it is worth the effort. it could be worth up to 10 billion pounds per year. we discussed the g8 summit in some details. when we meet on the shores five weeks from today, i hope we have ambitious...
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if barack obama comes out in a weaker position, it will become much harder to deal with the iranians over their nuclear issue down the road. host: the washington bureau chief for al jazeera joining us here at the table. this is from larry in richmond -- another viewer says -- host: sarah joins us from port chester, new york. caller: good morning. i would like to tell president that wed chuck schumer should not attack syria. this is not our issue or in our interest. the only countries looking up to us to go to work are the countries that we should not be paying attention to such as saudi arabia and france. we will end up paying more at the pump. this is a religious war that we should not get involved in. thank you. host: thanks for the call. guest: i think she represents a lot of lawmakers going back to their constituencies. people don't want another middle east war and they don't necessarily see why this is an imminent threat to the united states. they don't care what saudi arabia, israel, or these other middle east allies are telling us of the threat to them. yes, i think your comme
if barack obama comes out in a weaker position, it will become much harder to deal with the iranians over their nuclear issue down the road. host: the washington bureau chief for al jazeera joining us here at the table. this is from larry in richmond -- another viewer says -- host: sarah joins us from port chester, new york. caller: good morning. i would like to tell president that wed chuck schumer should not attack syria. this is not our issue or in our interest. the only countries looking up...
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obama doesn't really want to deal with this. congress doesn't want to deal with this. everybody is passing the buck to the russians. one of the goals of the putin regime is to appear relevant. what do they have now aside from appearing relevant? >> the question then becomes, does it add to vladimir putin's appearance of relevance? does it make him seem larger if he can work out a viable solution? are the incentives for him success in the process, or are they tortes failure? that will be in large part of what comes out of this diplomatic process. >> it depends on how you define success and failure. if you define it from putin's point of view, avoiding a u.s. military strike and ensuring that assad stays in power. it seems he is on his way to achieving his goal. i do not think that putin is very interested in achieving a diplomatic solution to the conflict at large. that is something the u.s. and russia have been talking about for almost two years after they have been trying to get a conference together since may when kerry-mack first announced it will meeting with the r
obama doesn't really want to deal with this. congress doesn't want to deal with this. everybody is passing the buck to the russians. one of the goals of the putin regime is to appear relevant. what do they have now aside from appearing relevant? >> the question then becomes, does it add to vladimir putin's appearance of relevance? does it make him seem larger if he can work out a viable solution? are the incentives for him success in the process, or are they tortes failure? that will be...
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. >> a number of officials have suggested that the obama administration does not want to tip the balance in the civil war. how do you do that by hurting assad without moving the balance to these rebel groups that you don't necessarily want to deal with to begin with. >> the rebels need a lot more weapons, but even if you are saying you are not doing that, taking out these targets will indeed help to effect the balance of the war. it depends on the duration of the campaign and the intensity. >> is there a moral obligation to get the united nations to weigh in before an attack? >> i think it depends on your view again. but my sense is they want want to go toe nato to get their imprint, and go to the arab league to get that imprint. >> secretary kerry has gotten the country to focus on this before the president weighs in. >> when i saw that briefing, what i noted was this was the building of the public case for international political support, international diplomatic, legal and moral support. you'll be hearing those themes undoubtedly in the next several days, and the president at some poi
. >> a number of officials have suggested that the obama administration does not want to tip the balance in the civil war. how do you do that by hurting assad without moving the balance to these rebel groups that you don't necessarily want to deal with to begin with. >> the rebels need a lot more weapons, but even if you are saying you are not doing that, taking out these targets will indeed help to effect the balance of the war. it depends on the duration of the campaign and the...
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how obama deals with that kind of negotiation is the key. >> chris van hollen on pat leahy's side. it's interesting. the white house said it is open to taking a look at this and the devil is clearly going to be in the details here. >> i think so so. i think matt makes a good point. we saw this similar kind of breakdown the progressive libertarian side take hold. and votes coming up on the fisa and patriot act. people are splitting differently on national security right now. you will always have this dynamic with the republicans and the president coming to them for thanks that he wants and that desire to push back and say no, except here you do have the mccain's and graham's who are trying to hard to steer their party in a different direction. >> but rand paul on the libertarian side which is a schism of that party. >> just came within seven people changing their mind to significantly defunding the nsa last month is the coalition and half become and half republican for the most part. that is the coalition that obama is paying to by going to congress, which he did not do during libya
how obama deals with that kind of negotiation is the key. >> chris van hollen on pat leahy's side. it's interesting. the white house said it is open to taking a look at this and the devil is clearly going to be in the details here. >> i think so so. i think matt makes a good point. we saw this similar kind of breakdown the progressive libertarian side take hold. and votes coming up on the fisa and patriot act. people are splitting differently on national security right now. you will...
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could president obama win without a fight, or is the deal just a stall tactic? with no end in sight to the syrian civil war, the question remains, will syria's president assad comply? the view from key members of the senate this morning, plus "the new york times" columnist tom friedman with his analysis and our roundtable on president obama's search for a solution. authors bob woodward and richard wolffe, "washington post" columnist kathleen parker and republican strategist ana navarro analyze the president's decision-making. >>> plus, the fifth anniversary of the financial meltdown, the great disconnect. the dow was up and so were corporate profits, but income inequality is bigger than ever. are we better off than we were five years ago? former treasury secretary hank paulson is here in a sunday morning exclusive along with former congressman barney frank and cnbc's maria bartiromo. i'm david gregory. all that ahead on this edition of "meet the press" for sunday, september 15th. >> announcer: from nbc news in washington, the world's longest running television p
could president obama win without a fight, or is the deal just a stall tactic? with no end in sight to the syrian civil war, the question remains, will syria's president assad comply? the view from key members of the senate this morning, plus "the new york times" columnist tom friedman with his analysis and our roundtable on president obama's search for a solution. authors bob woodward and richard wolffe, "washington post" columnist kathleen parker and republican strategist...
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and so this is just one piece of obama care, it is central to the obama care design that consumers can go somewhere and get a real comparison and which one fits and offers me the best economic deal. without the computer piece of it, it is a failure. >> let me bring simon in there. you hear what lares are saying. you think the patrons of the business will have the patience to try again? >> we'll find out. the key thing is. the next major dead line for this. if you want to get health insurance. remember the exchanges are for people who don't have health insurance. for people who have it. they don't have to worry about preexisting conditions. and this is for people who don't have health insurance. and they have to put money down in december to get it by january. >> hang on my question specifically is. do you think the folks who tried with failure, will be patient enough to try again? >> i think they will. the way the system works, you don't get registered in the system until you write your first check which is in december. the big important day was middecember anyway. >> you are saying th
and so this is just one piece of obama care, it is central to the obama care design that consumers can go somewhere and get a real comparison and which one fits and offers me the best economic deal. without the computer piece of it, it is a failure. >> let me bring simon in there. you hear what lares are saying. you think the patrons of the business will have the patience to try again? >> we'll find out. the key thing is. the next major dead line for this. if you want to get health...
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russians have almost backed themselves into, where they would have to accept some security council deal. president obama made it very clear yesterday during his speech that if the united nations is not credible in its ability to -- to enforce resolutions that it passes, then the whole purpose of the united nations is in essence in question. so i think the russians can only play this so far, and while we may not see a specific mechanism in this first resolution, there will certainly be options for the un to consider military force in the future, and the option of a coalition to use force, perhaps lead by the u.s. but with greater legitimacy this time. >> thanks so much for being with us. >> in pakistan the death toll is climbing due to an earthquake. the 7.8 magnitude quake shook the area on tuesday. al jazeera, kamal is in one of the hardest-hit areas. kamal how accessible is your area to medical and rescue crews? >> reporter: it must be underthat these particular distri districts in all, at six districts have been hit, in very remote regions, because of the earthquake communication is
russians have almost backed themselves into, where they would have to accept some security council deal. president obama made it very clear yesterday during his speech that if the united nations is not credible in its ability to -- to enforce resolutions that it passes, then the whole purpose of the united nations is in essence in question. so i think the russians can only play this so far, and while we may not see a specific mechanism in this first resolution, there will certainly be options...
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president obama will not sign any legislation that will defund his signature healthcare law. an update for you. it's unanimous. every senator voted for moving forward to bring this bill to debate on the senate floor. despite all the wrangling we're going to move forward and it is unanimous in the senate. >> libby case, very much thank you for following this ongoing debate for so long. thank you, libby. >>> when we come back it is one more the record books. years after physical adversity a proud student is graduating with a very special honor. >> welcome back. i'm del walters. we want to take you back to capitol hill where we have less than a week to go before the potential government shutdown. the senate just voted to begin debate on that bill that might keep the government open. >>> the u.s. has now become the 91st nation to sign on to the u.n. arms trade treaty. secretary john kerry signing that document this morning. it establishes regulations to control arms sales. kerry said the treaty will not affect gun sales here in the u.s. >>> opposition groups are splitting from th
president obama will not sign any legislation that will defund his signature healthcare law. an update for you. it's unanimous. every senator voted for moving forward to bring this bill to debate on the senate floor. despite all the wrangling we're going to move forward and it is unanimous in the senate. >> libby case, very much thank you for following this ongoing debate for so long. thank you, libby. >>> when we come back it is one more the record books. years after physical...
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president barack obama said he wants to reach a deal by the end of this year. other members say that it may take longer. >>> china has not been invited to join the partnership. it's pursuing a rival deal involving 16 nation countries. >> reporter: they control more than half of the world's gdp and have become the engines of growth for the global economy, but many asian pacific countries are going through problems. japan hopes to stretch its economy across the asian pacific countries and want it free according to law. >> during crisis many countries will think about their own economies first. it is important that leaders so confidence at this summit. >> this is the region that has the ability to insure we can continue and sustain our growth not only for this region, but to insure that we will see the global economic economy because we don't do that, and we don't deliver that it would be very difficult to see where else you would have the engine of growth for global recovery. >> since it's formation 20 years ago, apec tried to reduce barriers and promote economie
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that means it is unilateral, obama goes alone. i think because he did draw the red line, made such a big deal with john kerry last friday saying we're going with or without congress, i think he's going to go. i think he wants to bring congress along with him, i get to garner public support, but it is not happening. the people are against this. all of these congressmen and senators are going to go up for re-election, are going to face constituents and say we didn't want to go to syria, especially if this thing blows up, which it will, it will not be a 24, 48 hour event. this will have ripple effects. they have to face constituents, say i know you didn't want to do it, i voted for it anyway, that's going to be a tough go. >> bob, i am for doing the right thing, supporting the president. i don't want to make this political but you're here, we have to keep talking. i want to hear your point of view on the politics from the republican perspective. what would you advise? >> i think the republicans have been, you know, historically been
that means it is unilateral, obama goes alone. i think because he did draw the red line, made such a big deal with john kerry last friday saying we're going with or without congress, i think he's going to go. i think he wants to bring congress along with him, i get to garner public support, but it is not happening. the people are against this. all of these congressmen and senators are going to go up for re-election, are going to face constituents and say we didn't want to go to syria,...
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from a budget deal in congress. a group of eight rec senators dubbed the diners club on capitol hill recently reportedly walked away from budget talks with the white house because much a dispute over taxes and other things. so we got to ask is a government shutdown more likely than ever and what about busting through the debt ceiling? i'm back with our free market panel. sara, you're closest to this thing. what's going on? senator corker no common ground on budget talks. what's happening? >> both sides are just dug in. you know republicans are not going to tolerate another tax increase. the president is demanding a tax increase. and, you know, we're having the same debate over and over year after year after year and what's happened, those since the last election is that republicans have gotten more dug in. many of these house republicans particularly and senate republicans are deathly afraid of a primary. >> a "tea party" primary. >> they have no wiggle room in this. the fact that the president seems not to understa
from a budget deal in congress. a group of eight rec senators dubbed the diners club on capitol hill recently reportedly walked away from budget talks with the white house because much a dispute over taxes and other things. so we got to ask is a government shutdown more likely than ever and what about busting through the debt ceiling? i'm back with our free market panel. sara, you're closest to this thing. what's going on? senator corker no common ground on budget talks. what's happening?...
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and president obama says good-bye in farsi. and we have history made. so it's sort of an extraordinary end to a week where there was just a great deal of anticipation at that this might be the moment for the first high-level contact in more than 30 years. >> rose: so what do you read into it based on what the president said in the briefing room? >> well, president obama said that he saw the basis for an agreement on the nuclear program. now, obviously, in a 15-minute call, you're not going to cover any of the details. and it's worth noting that president rouhani didn't come to new york with any details. he didn't put an offer on the table. in fact, in his speech to the general assembly, he reiterated iran's position ons right to enrich uranium. he didn't actually move the government's position at all. but merely the a atmospherics of this coming on the heels of an exchange of letters between the two leaders, a series of moderate statements by president on your program and others just suggests that this president has been elected with a very different ma
and president obama says good-bye in farsi. and we have history made. so it's sort of an extraordinary end to a week where there was just a great deal of anticipation at that this might be the moment for the first high-level contact in more than 30 years. >> rose: so what do you read into it based on what the president said in the briefing room? >> well, president obama said that he saw the basis for an agreement on the nuclear program. now, obviously, in a 15-minute call, you're...
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didn't deal with the problem effectively. they ran around the world saying al qaeda was on the run. look, the syria problem and the fact they have massive chemical weapons didn't sneak up on us. this has been a problem for years and they didn't deal with it. they were trying to con oh vince everybody is world is at peace, it's fine. it's a violent world and there are people that hate americans and want to kill americans. we have to deal with it. >> remember when the president said he was uniquely qualified, that was the sell to the american people, to unite the muslim world because he lived in a muslim country at one point and went to school there as a young man. he was going to hit the russian re set button. we have vladimir putin moving ships into syria. we have him threatening to shoot own american missiles and now threatening to arm iran. what do we make of oh that threat? this is a paper tiger. this is a president that can order unlimited drone strikes in countries all over the world including ones he has no authorizatio
didn't deal with the problem effectively. they ran around the world saying al qaeda was on the run. look, the syria problem and the fact they have massive chemical weapons didn't sneak up on us. this has been a problem for years and they didn't deal with it. they were trying to con oh vince everybody is world is at peace, it's fine. it's a violent world and there are people that hate americans and want to kill americans. we have to deal with it. >> remember when the president said he was...
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. >>> another one of america's big employers sounding the alarm over obama care. delta air lines says the health care costs could explode by $100 million in just one year. chief national correspondent breaks it down for us tonight. >> reporter: delta executive dealing with benefits said that his and other large companies reject one official's assertion that it will mean business as usual for them. he met with administration official earlier this we're and followed up with a letter that said make no mistake. the cost imposed on delta and our employees are very real and they are escalating. the cost of health care law and formal medical inflation would "mean that the cost of providing health care to our employees will increase by nearly $100 million next year. a small part of that cost is for medical inflation which the president argues the new law will curtail. one benefit the administration often trumpets letting children up to 26 staying on their parents' plan is a cost driver. >> that provision is popular because people think it's free. insurers have to cover th
. >>> another one of america's big employers sounding the alarm over obama care. delta air lines says the health care costs could explode by $100 million in just one year. chief national correspondent breaks it down for us tonight. >> reporter: delta executive dealing with benefits said that his and other large companies reject one official's assertion that it will mean business as usual for them. he met with administration official earlier this we're and followed up with a...
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with iran disappointed that obama didn't bomb syria and determined to export its radical form of islam and one of its only real friends in the region is israel given all of this can the house of saud afford what it calls an independent foreign policy. to cross talk saudi arabia i'm joined by my guest brian becker in washington he is the national coordinator of the answer coalition and in nashville we cross to mark levine he is a senior fellow with the truman national security project and a radio show host or a gentleman cross talk rolls in fact that you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it brian is it time for washington to tell saudi arabia to pound sand. well i think it's been long established that the u.s. government considers the saudi government to be an indispensable ally not its only ally and perhaps now not its principal ally but certainly an important one ronald reagan made it clear more than thirty years ago that there would be quote no revolution in saudi arabia because the us was just absolutely determined to keep the absoluteness monarch in power there
with iran disappointed that obama didn't bomb syria and determined to export its radical form of islam and one of its only real friends in the region is israel given all of this can the house of saud afford what it calls an independent foreign policy. to cross talk saudi arabia i'm joined by my guest brian becker in washington he is the national coordinator of the answer coalition and in nashville we cross to mark levine he is a senior fellow with the truman national security project and a...
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but what's really going on as president obama gets ready to address our nation? >>> president obama is not asking for a declaration of war. >> he's not made the sale to the american people. >> now, russia tells the u.s. back down or no deal. tonight the latest possible plan "b." plus, showdown at the ballot box? thanks for your vote. >> two lawmakers could lose their jobs for supporting new gun restrictions. and it could be the end of the line for carlos danger and client number 9. >>> but first, from fox, it's tuesday night rewrite. fox news has learned president obama will now ask lawmakers to delay their vote on a military action against syria when he speaks to our nation two hours from now. officials say the president wants more time to look at a russian plan to prevent a strike, but there are a lot of questions about that plan tonight, and we'll lay it all out for you in this hour. the president has been making the case for military action with lawmakers here at home by the hundreds and with leaders around the world, but everything changed yesterday when sec
but what's really going on as president obama gets ready to address our nation? >>> president obama is not asking for a declaration of war. >> he's not made the sale to the american people. >> now, russia tells the u.s. back down or no deal. tonight the latest possible plan "b." plus, showdown at the ballot box? thanks for your vote. >> two lawmakers could lose their jobs for supporting new gun restrictions. and it could be the end of the line for carlos...
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with iran disappointed that obama didn't bomb syria and determined to export it's why the full form of islam they want. it's only real friends in the region is israel given all of this can the house of saud afford what it calls an independent foreign policy. cross-talk saudi arabia i'm joined by my guest brian becker in washington he is the national coordinator of the answer coalition and in nashville we cross to mark levine he is a senior fellow with the truman national security project and a radio show host or a gentleman cross-talk rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage you brian is it time for washington to tell saudi arabia to pound sand. well i think it's been long established that the u.s. government considers the saudi government to be an indispensable ally not its only ally and perhaps now not its principal ally but certainly an important one ronald reagan made it clear more than thirty years ago that there would be quote no revolution in saudi arabia because the us was just absolutely determined to keep the absoluteness monarch
with iran disappointed that obama didn't bomb syria and determined to export it's why the full form of islam they want. it's only real friends in the region is israel given all of this can the house of saud afford what it calls an independent foreign policy. cross-talk saudi arabia i'm joined by my guest brian becker in washington he is the national coordinator of the answer coalition and in nashville we cross to mark levine he is a senior fellow with the truman national security project and a...
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how does iran's involvement with hezbollah affect the obama administration paul's political calculus? in what ways with the current israeli government if federal prefer the assad regime to remain in power or deal with whatever regime rises to replace it? >> thank you. on iran, i think their involvement makes the administration's cackle is more complicated. just to take a step back and look get iran's role and hezbollah. they provide financing and weapons and advice. they have some commanders on the ground. you now have a deepening involvement by hezbollah. there are perhaps thousands of hezbollah fighters on the ground operating in syria. in terms of political calculus, we have is more complicated situation. i think it underscores iran's ability to play a key role. iran and hezbollah have maybe a strategic decision to go all in. they view this as an existential battle. there will be persistent adversaries in this. i think ultimately we need to consider iran's role in this, particularly with diplomatic solutions. iran i would argue holds the power to play a real spoiler. on some level
how does iran's involvement with hezbollah affect the obama administration paul's political calculus? in what ways with the current israeli government if federal prefer the assad regime to remain in power or deal with whatever regime rises to replace it? >> thank you. on iran, i think their involvement makes the administration's cackle is more complicated. just to take a step back and look get iran's role and hezbollah. they provide financing and weapons and advice. they have some...
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with iran disappointed that obama didn't bomb syria and determined to export its radical form of islam and one of its only real friends in the region is israel given all of this can the house of saud afford what it calls an independent foreign policy. cross-talk saudi arabia i'm joined by my guest brian becker in washington he's the national coordinator of the answer coalition and in nashville we cross to mark levine he is a senior fellow with the truman national security project and a radio show host or a gentleman cross-talk rules in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it brian is it time for washington to tell saudi arabia to pound sand well i think it's been long established that the u.s. government considers the saudi government to be an indispensable ally not its only ally and perhaps now not its principal ally but certainly an important one ronald reagan made it clear more than thirty years ago that there would be quote no revolution in saudi arabia because the us was just absolutely determined to keep the absoluteness monarch in power ther
with iran disappointed that obama didn't bomb syria and determined to export its radical form of islam and one of its only real friends in the region is israel given all of this can the house of saud afford what it calls an independent foreign policy. cross-talk saudi arabia i'm joined by my guest brian becker in washington he's the national coordinator of the answer coalition and in nashville we cross to mark levine he is a senior fellow with the truman national security project and a radio...
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guest: allies are indispensable but sometimes difficult to deal with. the only thing worse than fighting a war with allies is fighting against them. alliesof our traditional are stepping forward to help the united states. the british have opted out of that. president obama has taken the same approach and going to his legislature to get support. when cameron did that it failed. president obama has put himself in a difficult position and will spend a lot of time working to hill to make sure he has that support before he does this. host: tony is in pittsburgh, a democrat. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. say the meaning of insanity is when you keep doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. we have heard this tune before. we saw this movie before. think back how we got into a war before. you have to make it look so drastic and dire. you get the people on the side to go to war. that is not what we reelected president obama for. he has to find another way. he said he voted in to think. he has to think of another wa
guest: allies are indispensable but sometimes difficult to deal with. the only thing worse than fighting a war with allies is fighting against them. alliesof our traditional are stepping forward to help the united states. the british have opted out of that. president obama has taken the same approach and going to his legislature to get support. when cameron did that it failed. president obama has put himself in a difficult position and will spend a lot of time working to hill to make sure he...
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they made a deal that the filibuster for judges would only be used in exceptional circumstances. but since president obama took office in his first term, the waiting time for his nominees from when they get approved in committee to a floor vote has increased by more than four times. so there's all kinds of delay and filibuster happening and it's become really routine. >> you only got to filibuster in exceptional circumstances and the meaning of exceptional has been completely destroyed. katelyn haligan, nominated twice by the president, to fill a spot on this court, she was filibustered two times for one case that she had worked on, right, in new york. >> exactly. she had come in on the side of the theory that it's possible under negligence to sue gun manufacturers. and that was the reason the republicans gave for blocking her nomination. >> that constitutes exceptional. now working on one case constitutes exceptional. i want to read you this section of the "times" which drove me crazy. it's refused to render a judgment on what was an empirical claim. republicans deny they were o
they made a deal that the filibuster for judges would only be used in exceptional circumstances. but since president obama took office in his first term, the waiting time for his nominees from when they get approved in committee to a floor vote has increased by more than four times. so there's all kinds of delay and filibuster happening and it's become really routine. >> you only got to filibuster in exceptional circumstances and the meaning of exceptional has been completely destroyed....
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president obama said assad has to go. you know what will happen with this deal? assad will stand and survive and be stronger like his father did when he killed over 35,000 people over 30 years ago. just like his father. he will survive and get stronger, and iran will be stronger and hezbollah will. russia is in the driver's seat. >> okay. we should do what? >> we should engage in serious diplomacy and not pretend that we have to deal with assad, the constituencies he represents with iran and russia. >> we want to go now to beirut. we have a journalist working actively and has a voice quite recently from on the ground in the region. what are you seeing here? what developments can you report to us tonight? >> reporter: i listen to the president's speech as well. can you hear me? >> yes. >> hello? >> yes, we can hear you. please go ahead. >> listen to the president's speech this evening as well and i was checking on social media and other outlets to get a reaction, and the consensus is that basically although president obama referred repeated to those horrific video
president obama said assad has to go. you know what will happen with this deal? assad will stand and survive and be stronger like his father did when he killed over 35,000 people over 30 years ago. just like his father. he will survive and get stronger, and iran will be stronger and hezbollah will. russia is in the driver's seat. >> okay. we should do what? >> we should engage in serious diplomacy and not pretend that we have to deal with assad, the constituencies he represents with...
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the rush for a deal comes on the heels of president obama's speech. he told the nation he is willing to give peace a chance. but is not taking is the threat of military force off the table. >> it's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. in any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force. particularly because russia is one of assad's strongest allies. i have therefore asked the leaders of congress to post phone a vote to authorize the use of force while we pursue this diplomatic path. >> actually, expect to hear more from the white house a little later this hour. the daily briefing that will be held. right now, we want to bring in our congressional correspondent dana bash. dana, that vote on the president's request to authorize a military strike, obviously on hold. probably a lot of people relieved about that. the open door that some had been looking for. what has been reaction there from lawmakers to it the next ap
the rush for a deal comes on the heels of president obama's speech. he told the nation he is willing to give peace a chance. but is not taking is the threat of military force off the table. >> it's too early to tell whether this offer will succeed. in any agreement must verify that the assad regime keeps its commitments. but this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force. particularly because russia is one of assad's strongest allies. i...